Recent content by efatka

The seat is kinda centered. I think over the winter I'll take the cart back down and cage it, then move the pedals and steering and see about bench seating and two belts. Thanks for the knowledge y'all shared.

Would I be better off with a Jack shaft, gear reduction unit, or torque converter? The oldest kid is 7 and I can see her not giving it full gas the way it is set up now. She is pretty skittish which I why I want the karts, to get her used to speed and driving young, also to keep her interested...

It has two shafts, the tires are solid on the axle, and each axle is mounted on two bearing. Short answer one wheel drive. As far as breaking traction, that was over 300 pounds of kart and driver. I have never driven go kart before today but that seems like a lot of weight to be spinning out...

Well I got the kids kart together today and ran it around the yard a few times. I'm having some major problems with the throttle, clutch, and drive tire. I'm going to replace the cable but can't remember how to measure it. Also I need some advice in how to secure the cable to the engine...

You want pics, my kids want it together so they can ride it, and I want a full nights sleep. Seems like no one will be happy today. They are both made out off 1" square tube and sit lie to the ground, old school kart style. I've seen plenty of that style smashed into things but can't think of...

I got a couple karts over the weekend, one for the kids and one for the grownups. Both are home made units. The one for the kids needs paint, a seat, and a throttle cable. The big one needs lots. They both came with old Briggs 5 hp engines, one running one not. The not running one might run...